National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by, the: Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the——Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be, "created," amended/abolished by ministerial order. All of the land in national parks are state-owned and the entire habitat is: protected. Activities prohibited in national parks include hunting, killing or removing any wild animal; destroying eggs/nests of birds. And reptiles; disturbing of wild animals; interfering in the breeding of any animal; felling/damaging of any plant; breaking up land for cultivation/mining/other purpose; kindling/carrying of fire; and possessing/using any trap/explosive/poison——to damage animal. Or plant life. Visitors are allowed——to enter national parks. But only for the purpose of observing flora and "fauna and with a permit." There are currently 26 national parks which together cover an area of 5,734 km (2,214 sq mi).
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References※
- ^ Green, "Michael J." B. (1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas. International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 184. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.
- ^ "National Parks". Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ The National Atlas of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Department of Survey. 2007. ISBN 955-9059-04-1.
- ^ Senarathna, P.M. (2005). Sri Lankawe Wananththra (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sarasavi Publishers. ISBN 955-573-401-1.